à l'aune de

French

Etymology

Literally, “by the ell of”, the ell being a unit of measure (often for cloth).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a l‿on də/

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Preposition

à l’aune de

1. (formal, literary) in the light of, with regards to, by the standards of, by the yardstick of, by taking as a reference

   mesurer quelque chose à l’aune de quelque chose ― to measure something against something

See also

• à la lumière de